DON KNOTTS CREATED THE LOVABLE HIGH
STRUNG DEPUTY "BARNEY FIFE" ON THE
CLASSIC SIXITES SITCOM "THE ANDY
GRIFFITH SHOW." THIS MAYBERRY MAVERICK
EARNED THE ACTOR FIVE EMMY AWARDS.

"Well I guess you would be happy too,
if you were just offered an important
job." "I have had over the years, I
don't know how many hundreds of people
say, guys come up and say hey I got
Barney, we got a Barney Fife down at
our station. "

A NATIVE OF WEST VIRGINIA, KNOTTS WAS A
DECORATED ARMY VETERAN FOR HIS SERVICE
IN WORLD WAR II. BACK HOME AND A MOVE
TO NEW YORK THE COMEDIAN FOUND WORK IN
TELEVISION. HE FIRST MADE A NAME FOR
HIMSELF AS THE JITTERY GUY ON "THE
STEVE ALLEN SHOW."

"You take this tube. You take this
tube." "When I started out in the
business I didn't have any originality.
I came across the nervous character in
"The Steve Allen Show," actually I
dreamed that character."

A SLAPSTICK MOVIE CAREER FOLLOWED, IN
19-58, THE GRIFFITH / KNOTTS PAIRING
DEBUTED IN "NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS," HE

STARRED IN 19-66'S MAYBERRY-ESQUE, "THE
GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN," AND IN 19-67'S
MADCAP COMEDY "THE RELUCTANT
ASTRONAUT." ON THE SMALL SCREEN, KNOTTS
BECAME A SERIES REGULAR ON "THREE'S
COMPANY," THEN IN THE LATE EIGHTIES
THERE WAS RE-TEAMING OF THE FAMOUS TV
DUO IN "MATLOCK." "Me, no I'm retired."
WELL INTO HIS SEVENTIES, KNOTTS PLAYED
THE TV REPAIRMAN IN THE FANTASY,
"PLEASANTVILLE." THE NEXT YEAR HE
PUBLISHED HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY, "BARNEY
FIFE AND OTHER CHARACTERS I HAVE
KNOWN." TWO MARRIAGES AND TWO CHILDREN
ADDED TO HIS STORY. KNOTTS WAS A
BRILLIANT COMEDIAN AND WRITER, WHO
SPENT A LIFETIME MAKING PEOPLE LAUGH. >>
MYRANDA ON CAM MYRANDA ON CAM
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Officials say someone was burning
trash in a 50-gallon drum next to
several old cars, buildings and a large
wood pile.

The fire did damage several cars.

The owner of the home -- Eugene
Sawyers -- said he did NOT even know
there was a fire until he saw the
lights from the trucks,that's when he
ran outside and started to use a garden
hose to put out the fire.

The Roanoke County Parks and
Recreation department along with Camp
Roanoke held their annual *Camp Fair*
inside the mall today.

Nearly 40 summer camps from up
and down the east coast were
represented.

As children decided on which camp
best suited their likes, many parents
learned that camps were more than just
a place to send the kids for a
much-needed break.

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*CG 2line Gray Craig
Roanoke County Parks and Recreation @00:23:24

GRAY CRAIG:IN ACTUALITY A LOT OF CAMPS
OFFER CHARACTER BUILDING, SKILLS
DEVELOPMENT, OUTDOOR EDUCATION, A LOT
OF THINGS THAT ARE NOT AT THE TOP OF
PARENTS MINDS BUT THAT REALLY CREATE A
WHOLESOME CAMP EXPERIENCE FOR THE KIDS
THAT COME.
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Organizers hope parents and their
children will take advantage of the
camps this summer.
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Today, Duke was in Philly to take
on Temple. Redick needed just 9 points
to become the ACC's all time scoring
leader.
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
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*CG locator Philadelphia, PA
ESPN Redick was primed and ready for
:00 another jaw dropping performance, but
the Roanoker struggled most of the day.

Shelden Williams picked up the
slack. The big man poured in 23 points
and grabbed 14 boards for the Devils.

JJ worked for everything in this
one including these two on the hard
drive.

He eventually broke the record
with two free throws late in the game.
*CG final Duke #1 Redick finished with exactly 9 points
74 in a 74-66 win. He breaks a mark that
Temple had stood for more than 50 years.
66

Championship wrapped up a busy few days
of hoops at the Salem Civic Center.

Top seeded Randolph-Macon battled
Bridgewater in a rematch of last year's
finale.
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*CG locator Salem
Eagles vs. Yellow Jackets The Yellow Jackets used the title
:00 game as a springboard to the national
championship contest a year ago.

Bridgewater was determined to

make this a game though. Jessica
Timberlake gets to the rim and puts in
the nifty little reverse for the
Eagles.

But Macon's Salem Shaeffer
drivers and dishes to Michelle Orton
down low for a bucket off the window.

League player of the year
*CG final Bridgewater Megan Silva finished things for the
65 Yellow Jackets on the break.
Randolph-Macon Randolph-Macon is the champion again,
79 beating Bridgewater 79 to 65.
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was handed out tonight. Let's start in
Region Four where Martinsville and
Bassett squared off for the fourth time
this season.
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*CG locator Bassett
Bulldogs vs. Bengals Martinsville took a 13 point lead
:00 to the locker room and tried to hold
on.

Piedmont player of the year
Brandon Johnson helped Bassett get back
in the game with moves like this one in
traffic.

But off the turnover, the Dogs
are off to the races. Tracy Hairston
gives it up to Quan Beamer who gives it
right back for the pretty lay-in in
transition.

Later, Beamer misses on the
break, but Jonathan Berman cleans up
the mess.
*CG final Martinsville Martinsville blew a big lead, and had
82 to work two overtimes to survive the
Bassett Bengals 82 to 79. Martinsville will
79 now play Heritage and Bassett gets
Region IV Championship William Fleming.
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Washington took out Franklin County 65
to 60 in Danville while the Franklin
County girls were at home against
Forest Park.
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*CG locator Rocky Mount
Bruins vs. Eagles It was a packed house in Rocky
:00 Mount.

The visitors went right to work.
Monica Wright posts up and gets 2 of
her game high 28 points for Forest Park.
*CG final Forest Park
62 The Lady Eagles come right back.
Franklin County PJ Wade buries two along the baseline,
49 but Forest Park won the regional title
Northwest Regional Championship 62 to 49.
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Meet is in the books in Blacksburg.
The Virginia Tech men and women each
finished 4th.

The UVA women came home 9th and
the men 6th.

Last night, Clemson junior Adam
Linkenauger, the former Botetourt
standout, won the high jump, clearing 7
feet, 2 and a half inches. He's now
won the title at his last five
conference championships, including